Traveling rocking-horse.



W. ROBERTS. TRAVELING ROCKING HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1910.

1,010,178, Patented N0v.28,1911

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, ATTORNEYS the axle 17,.0ne of the WIL AM, Bola-Ears; SPRINGFIELD, 01110;

TRANELING ROCKING-HOIRSE;.

p i ca i n-: Letter en Patented Nov.- 28;? 1911. ApplicationrfiledwNcvember 26, 1910;1- SeriaZ Nol-594,286.' I

To'allwhqmit may-concehm- I Belt known. that-I, KVILLLQ R BERTS; a;

citizen of :the United States, and 1a..res ident of Springfield, in. che COllIi-tYmOf :Clarkgand/ State-J01? Ohi0,; haveflinyented a; new; and; useful Traveling:Recking Horse, of which;

the foliow-ingis a. fall clear, I and :exact def scriptipm My inyentien I rela tes -tq. .treveiing. rocki ing horse s and fit has for: its -.object 11:03pm? vlde ,2 one .whici'rais propelled. 5by-;.merns connected to e -r0ck..sh'afbgtb which "the horseis' secured; stiryrups .bein provided iwhiehl -nre. connected we t'h steerm g. mechamsm I by which the duzectmn. of :tmvel m ay be. controlled? Additiopel objects of ;the invention {1 are. I dlsclosed. ln ,.the..following. complete sped-- fieatiqn in which; the preferred form: of my lnventionis disclosed: Inthedraw-ings similar eharaeters-oi ref-5 erence indicate corresponding; par-ts in ell thew-viewed -whici1+.

' Figure 1 1s. a sectional side. elevation f my in'siention Fig. 2 is a sectional iviewi-oni [the 1 i'nev 2-2 ,ef. Fig. .1 and Fig. fifis a sec By referring to the ,drawings;lit, will' be seen that a rectenguiarfrfeme .5 .isv provided, having bearings 6, inwhlchze r0ck5sheft=.-7

is journaled, ocker members 8 being secured to therock shaft; 7, therockermembers" 8 heving secured to themxhellorse 9;" Arms 10 are-rigidly secured 't'o the reck Asha-fti ,7,

links, .11 being. articulaied to ti1ese-.arms= 10,. the saidxlinksgll being alse-azzticuieted to, cranks. :12, which ereqsecured. to. .sha fts 13, 1

journaied in hearings in, the. frame; .5, ,and

I m the supports} 14. 1 Gear whee1s15 are curedfto. .kfihes'e shafts 13,;the-geer wheeled?) meehin rwith carwhecislfi secured-tel fhe rezr-r ax e17, journalcdin .bcnringslS in the frame ,5. "lwo wheels: 19. are, mounfcdon wheels 19 being secured to, the suid-bx-ieg e To the. outer sides of the: frame .5 are; air-- ticuhitcdlevem 20,. 'the-.npperbterminflls; of

these levers 20 :having: sleeves 21, in which. are disposed shanks. 22, connected with-thestirrups 23; The shenks22 are held? in. pn-fsition in ,i'hu sleeves. QI-by means of set? screws 24-, it being understoodthzibthe'stirrn is 23 may he adjusted at lany desired;

'iILIWZ'JgWIQ bearing, :rrouk shaft jour-mlrd-an the bee-ring, wheels for supperimg tireii'rnxme,

hclght relatively .to 'the ieve'rs. .20. Bella crank iCV01S.Q5 are prvoi'ed to the fnune '5. these bell crank levers 25 being connected with .the lower arms of the levers 20 by means of Jinks 2612 The; bell :era-nkievers. 25

"areconnected by a. rod Q'i-Z-"and. they-are also kie's I 30,- pivoted. :t0 the members- 31 ,5 .projecting, iatereily from the. frame h'eselch11ckle's have axles- 32, on which? areunounted wheels' 33;, Nh'en a, .ChiidliS seatedili the saddi'ei34 on the horse 9; I wi til-"1. his ieetrest ing in. the stirlrupsi 23,.he may r0ck -theh0rse with i the shaft 7; thereby rotating ith'e cranks 12, .h3xaneans; Of ihe. arms 10,1:3ndathe links- 11,. the cranks. 12, carrying; with: them: the" gear wheels. 1 5, which] meshf with the. :gear wheels 16, thereby rotating i'herear, 11x16 17, and one :of; :the wheels 19. In =this' way the x1e vice-lie propelled iih'ei'dericei-is steered-by" the hhild? be} the. horse. by, means of ihe vstir rups;23,lferby ushing'me :the right; Stirrup p the. :child: may direct 'thewforxveud zwheels 33 to the deftor. when desired, Ithe, achild (may press on. the left-stirrup; ii'i01*eby;directing beunderstoedthat the stirrupenmy be-iused to assist the; chiidfiinmreckihgwthe: horse,

thereby: d rivin'g thev propeiiing nneehanisin; As. thesha-nks-QQ ofthe stirrups=23 raread j ustably secured to the. lovers -20, l the height of. .the -Sii1i'-UPS1' may be adjusted, 3S0 vthatv the achiid heated on a the eadd'iefiiie may nob tainiheflesired prlrehasew,

Huwingwthus cdoecrihed any.invention,LI claim 425. new and: flesh-e to eecureiry Let-- tere Patent,- -the.-f0l10,wi-ng:

frnmq an lnrnrsecurbd 10 the rock shaft, '0,

prank"journaied :il} ihe friune, a iirllecoirncczmgwihe rock shaft and the:crank,"means by which-the crank 1S adapted. h) drive oneof the .suid whccis, knuckle having-axles .ed -:on the lleversrespcei iveim eddzitienailevers avi'voted to. the frame, iinkssco nlwctingw thefirsband second-menhonedlevers, arms, on ihe luiuekiee, and a-ddrtmnel. hnkswcom meeting ,the arms'with the sewnd-menfioncd 2. Fri-a traveling rocking .hdree :1 frrun'e :ur animal figure serurvd to and adapted-10 operate the-rock: shaft, an armsecured to the rock shaft, a' crank journaled in the frame, a link connecting the arm with the crank, means by which the crank is adapted to rotate one of the wheels, stirrups adapted to be used by the operator seated on the animal figure to obtain a purchase, and means by which the stirrups are supported onthe frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence. of n, the two subscriblng Witnesses.

WILLIAM ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

C. A. WADSWORTH, HowARD E. MAoGREeoR. 

